bq Aquaris U Plus vs. Honor Magic

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of bq Aquaris U Plus and Honor Magic. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

bq Aquaris U Plus vs. Honor Magic Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS bq Aquaris U Plus Honor Magic
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 144 mm 146.1 mm Honor Magic has greater height than bq Aquaris U Plus.
Width 70.5 mm 69.9 mm bq Aquaris U Plus has greater width than Honor Magic.
Depth 7.8 mm 7.8 mm Both phones are the same depth.
Weight 142 g 145 g bq Aquaris U Plus is lighter than bq Aquaris U Plus.
Body Colour Gold | Black-anthracite grey Porcelain white
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.45 W/kg (body), 0.596 W/kg (head) -
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots)
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY bq Aquaris U Plus Honor Magic
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 5.09" Honor Magic has larger screen size than bq Aquaris U Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels Honor Magic has better screen resolution than bq Aquaris U Plus.
Display Format HD QHD
Pixel Density 294 ppi 577 ppi Honor Magic has better pixel density than bq Aquaris U Plus.
Max Brightness 400 cd/m² -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Enhancement Technology OnCell technology -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Dinorex Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR bq Aquaris U Plus Honor Magic
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Hisilicon Kirin 950
Clock Speed 1.4 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Honor Magic has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 505 Mali T880
MEMORY bq Aquaris U Plus Honor Magic
RAM 2 GB 4 GB Honor Magic has more RAM than bq Aquaris U Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Honor Magic has more internal memory than bq Aquaris U Plus.
User Memory 10 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA bq Aquaris U Plus Honor Magic
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel bq Aquaris U Plus has better camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Sensor Type - BSI-CMOS
Sensor Name Samsung 3P3 -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.2 bq Aquaris U Plus has better lens aperture than bq Aquaris U Plus.
Lens Construction 5-element -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects HDR -
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Fast Motion mode, manual mode, RAW mode Panorama, Pro mode
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 3968 x 2976
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Honor Magic has better front camera resolution than bq Aquaris U Plus.
Sensor Name (Front) Omnivision OV5675 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Lens Element Qty (Front) 3-element -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) Selfie Indicator -
BATTERY AND CHARGING bq Aquaris U Plus Honor Magic
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3080 mAh 2900 mAh bq Aquaris U Plus has larger battery capacity than Honor Magic.
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR bq Aquaris U Plus Honor Magic
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface - Magic Live UI
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS bq Aquaris U Plus Honor Magic
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 20 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 800 DD -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC - Yes Honor Magic has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA bq Aquaris U Plus Honor Magic
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, QCP, eAAC+, DTS, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, AWB -
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, WebM, 3G2 -
Sound Enhancements Hi-Fi Sound support, Dolby sound technology DTS Sound support
Audio Amplifier DRC AW8737s -
FEATURES bq Aquaris U Plus Honor Magic
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor Ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, distance sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Dual noise reduction microphones, Wi-Fi Assist Active noise-cancellation, Huawei Magic Power
OTHERS bq Aquaris U Plus Honor Magic
Included Accessories USB cable Power adapter
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